IUPAC Polymer competition
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Created on April 6, 2022
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Launch date : 21st of August 2023
competition
IUPAC Polymer Division
Subcommittee on Polymer Education & Chemistry Education Committeee
Polymer video
The Polymer Education Subcommittee (SPEd) invites YOU to be part of our the Polymer educational series on the IUPAC's YouTube Channel!
content related to polymer topics in video format.
We are looking for:
EDUCATIONAL
CREATIVE
ORIGINAL
NEW
All submissions are welcome as long as they are follow our competition guidelines.
The competition is open to all educational levels, individuals or groups. So, help us share our love for Polymer Chemistry with your creative and fun videos!
GROUP 3
(up to 2 people: 2 students or a student and a tutor/teacher)
POLYMER
Postgraduates = Masters' and PhDsERCs – within 10 years after their PhD
POSTGRADSand ECRs*
GROUP 1
High-schoolstudents
(groups up to 3 people and a tutor/teacher to supervise)
MONOMER
GROUP 2
(up to 2 people: 2 students or a student and a tutor/teacher)
UNDERGRADUATEstudents
Eligibility
MACROMOLECULE
*See list of concepts and source documents to help you !
GROUP 3
GROUP 2
GROUP 1
- Advanced polymer concepts*
- Polymer experiments
- Polymer nomenclature*
POLYMER
MACROMOLECULE
MONOMER
The content of the video(s) you create will depend on the age/education group you belong to and must be focused on the following topics :
- Basic polymer concepts*
- Polymer history
- Polymer experiments
For example
Demonstrate and explain a polymer-related experiment that you can do at home or one you carry out in the laboratory (remember, safety first!)
Experiments
Tell us about an interesting polymer-discovery or an application or what your polymer research project is about!
History, applications & research
Explain through a video a polymer-related concept or some nomenclature rules from the list provided.
Nomenclature & concepts
For more details on the format, submission and evaluation see the links at the end.
The videos can be in any language, however subtitles in English must be included.
- scientific content
- artistic/technical quality
- creativity & originality
- impact
The videos will be judged according to the following criteria:
The video must have a maximum duration of 3 minutes
Complete and SUBMIT your registration
Get a TEAM together orget yourself motivated!
Get brainstorming and CREATE your video!
CHOOSE a category & video theme
Upload & SHARE the video on the platform of your choice
READ the detailed guidelines and dowload all the supporting documents
How to take part
GROUP 3
POLYMER
GROUP 2
Individual certificates and IUPAC chemistry goodies
An invitation as a Young Observer for an an IUPAC world congress or MACRO conference 1000 USD travel fund.
Individual certificates and IUPAC chemistry goodies
Invitation for a virtual presentation at an IUPAC Polymer division meeting
GROUP 1
MONOMER
*All other video entries will receive electronic participation certificates.
An invitation as a Young Observer for an IUPAC world congress or MACRO conference 1000 USD travel fund.
Individual certificates and IUPAC chemistry goodies
MACROMOLECULE
For the winners
There will be 9 winning entries in total. The selected videos will be showcased in the IUPAC's official YouTube channel in the "Polymer Educational series". We will also be giving out the following:
Judging panel
Yvonne Choo
Assistant ProfessorXiamen UniversityMALAYSIA
Marloes Peeters
Senior LecturerNewcastle UniversityUNITED KINGDOM
Guido Raos
ProfessorPolitecnico di MilanoITALY
Fun Man Fung
LecturerNational University of SingaporeSINGAPORE
Submission form
IUPAC concepts and source documents
Licence-free resources and applications
List of frequently asked questions (FAQs)
https://iupac.org/project/2022-003-2-400/
Let's all teach the world more about polymers!
Competition rules and guidelines
For more detailed information and help on how to make your videos, we have prepared a list of supporting documents & useful links that you can find on our project webpage:
@IUPACPolymer
Keep an eye out for updates on our social media accounts and webpage!